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the irs has a new plan to grow with the scandal a watchdog calls for the irs to give targeted groups $1,000 in a and apology pavement. the cheap party perhaps say it is an insult and your group was targeted by the irs so i can imagine you are pretty happy? >> that is what they don't get. it is not about the many and has nothing to do with the many. end to be audited are they trying to bribe us into silence? it's not about money but the overreach of the federal government for those that have the right to express the views just like anybody else. >> at least this is a step to it that is reprehensible may be more than $1,000 but a step in the right direction. >> it just seems silly they will give us $1,000 a barrel in many? that is our own money. they abused their authority and honestly i would take this could be resolved with all those on taxpayer funded vacations or administrative leave. to go further let's abolish the irs and let the states allocate the money and that would be an excellent way to say we are sorry. >> but after major disasters they have to be so sycophantic so to your
the irs has a new plan to grow with the scandal a watchdog calls for the irs to give targeted groups $1,000 in a and apology pavement. the cheap party perhaps say it is an insult and your group was targeted by the irs so i can imagine you are pretty happy? >> that is what they don't get. it is not about the many and has nothing to do with the many. end to be audited are they trying to bribe us into silence? it's not about money but the overreach of the federal government for those that...
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>> yes. >> to the irs seek removal of ms. lerner speak as i can answer that question in this setting but answer that question a different setting to you directly. >> so you can't answer whether she was asked to resign or be fired at? >> not in this setting but in a separate setting i can. >> what is ms. learned to write a? >> i can't answer that question in this setting. >> deeply the irs, again i'm going to go back, deeply the irs in place working to target someone for local purposes should be fired? >> if it was based on political animus or that type of intent, yes. if the seriousness of the management neglect was into the private level of services, then yes. >> the restructuring format in 1998 spent on where the act but you have to tell you exactly which section you are referring to. >> a list of 10 deadly sins can determine it for? >> yes. >> are you aware that political targeting is on that or not on a? >> i don't have the list memorized, but i can look into it. i think, i think it's implied through other more general cr
>> yes. >> to the irs seek removal of ms. lerner speak as i can answer that question in this setting but answer that question a different setting to you directly. >> so you can't answer whether she was asked to resign or be fired at? >> not in this setting but in a separate setting i can. >> what is ms. learned to write a? >> i can't answer that question in this setting. >> deeply the irs, again i'm going to go back, deeply the irs in place working to...
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>> the irs. before we issued its final that if your activities are greater than 50% you clearly are not primary. political intervention is greater than 50% if you're less than 40 percent we would thank you are in a comfortable safe zone to not be in the primary range. between 40 and 50 it gets tougher therefore if you for the taxpayer a andy believe expenditures are between 40 and 50% you go through the traditional review and we take a close look. >> that is why people applied to obtain the status and to determine from the information they give you if they are more than 40% if they are involved in the political culture. >> we try to figure out what primary means in trying to figure out the inherent structure. >> once that receives approval will they be able to increase on the 40%? that is part of the application. >> if they do that they are no longer operating under privileged have to alert the irs. >> but they are allowed to continue? >> but the reason why is one of the key points you can operat
>> the irs. before we issued its final that if your activities are greater than 50% you clearly are not primary. political intervention is greater than 50% if you're less than 40 percent we would thank you are in a comfortable safe zone to not be in the primary range. between 40 and 50 it gets tougher therefore if you for the taxpayer a andy believe expenditures are between 40 and 50% you go through the traditional review and we take a close look. >> that is why people applied to...
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the irs. the report stated in many instances across the irs we had the efficient and effective management leading positive organizational performance and unfortunately we are here today because barriers within the irs are not isolated to just tax-exempt divisions and the revelation -- revelations of strong castle could acquire more than 500 million of potential contracts for potential sales with no previous track record completely undermines the irs narrative that just one branch or department failed the american people. our report shows a cozy relationship between strong castle president and the ira's deputy director for technology and it is the heart of the issue included in our report the exchanges of text messages that we believe are shocking the inappropriate and furthermore the fact that mr. castillo could manipulate the system we are not alleging a crime but to manipulate the system to acquire contracts has staggering vulnerability in the acquisition process toots' jeopardize billions o
the irs. the report stated in many instances across the irs we had the efficient and effective management leading positive organizational performance and unfortunately we are here today because barriers within the irs are not isolated to just tax-exempt divisions and the revelation -- revelations of strong castle could acquire more than 500 million of potential contracts for potential sales with no previous track record completely undermines the irs narrative that just one branch or department...
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new developments with the irs. gregory roseman invoked the fifth amendment, refusing to answer questions during a house oversight committee hearing. >> on the advice of counsel, i invoke my fifth amendment privilege to remain silent. >> are you currently employed by the irs? >> mr. chairman, on the advice of counsel, i invoke my fifth amendment privilege to remain silent. >> flash back to lois lerner, but roseman questioned about helping a friend secure $500 million worth of irs contracts. this less than 48 hours before the same committee will vote on whether learn every waived constitutional protections before invoking her fifth amendment in may. these new claims by progressive groups that they were targeted by the irs are, in fact, false. if you were paying attention to the scandal, the inspector general report outlined very clearly the distinct ideological imbalance. the outsted irs commissioner admitted to targeting conservatives. michelle malkinus. number two fifth amendment, reaction? >> all it takes is one c
new developments with the irs. gregory roseman invoked the fifth amendment, refusing to answer questions during a house oversight committee hearing. >> on the advice of counsel, i invoke my fifth amendment privilege to remain silent. >> are you currently employed by the irs? >> mr. chairman, on the advice of counsel, i invoke my fifth amendment privilege to remain silent. >> flash back to lois lerner, but roseman questioned about helping a friend secure $500 million...
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now the irs is involved in a new scandal. this time an irs contractor is accused of winning questionable bids worth up to half billion dollars. nancy cordes has more on the investigation. >> reporter: braulio castillo began winning hundreds of millions of dollars with the irs within months of founding his technology company, strong kals, castle in earl 2012. >> we have found the kind of wrongdoing that should have caused this contract to be canceled. >> reporter: republican darrell issa chairs the house committee. they found that just before opening strong castle castillo filed for a disability rating with the veterans administration citing a foot injury he suffered in 1984, 27 years ago, while playing sports at a military prep school. that rating enabled castillo to register strong castle as a service disabled veteran-owned small business, eligible for preferential treatment in bidsibid bidding contracts. >> understand, never served a day of duty, went to a school that was at taxpayer expense. >> reporter: castillo also chos
now the irs is involved in a new scandal. this time an irs contractor is accused of winning questionable bids worth up to half billion dollars. nancy cordes has more on the investigation. >> reporter: braulio castillo began winning hundreds of millions of dollars with the irs within months of founding his technology company, strong kals, castle in earl 2012. >> we have found the kind of wrongdoing that should have caused this contract to be canceled. >> reporter: republican...
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., irs, six vans, customers about 13 of them on my deck, all with guns. >> that was just the beginning of his nightmare. >> you were sentenced to? >> eight years, would month. >> eight years and a month, maybe he was a repeat offender. >> any trouble before this? >> worst thing was a speeding ticket. >> he served six years in jail. >> what happened to your business? >> i went broke. >> what happened to the family? >> broke up. my kids are back home with their mother. that is the story. >> how do attorney generals they are not evil people. they want to make a name for themselves. they don't want to hurt people that didn't do nasty things wnruq are a lot of fanatics. >> prosecutors have noticed, other prosecutors like eliot spitzer, richard blumenthal, want impressive conviction records. >> all these regulations, they will comb the books and find something. >> this could happen to you. they can take any law they think you broke and take you to trial. whether you win or lose you are going to lose because by the time you are done fighting you are broke. >> the government never goes broke.
., irs, six vans, customers about 13 of them on my deck, all with guns. >> that was just the beginning of his nightmare. >> you were sentenced to? >> eight years, would month. >> eight years and a month, maybe he was a repeat offender. >> any trouble before this? >> worst thing was a speeding ticket. >> he served six years in jail. >> what happened to your business? >> i went broke. >> what happened to the family? >> broke up. my...
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i want to turn now to the irs, david. we have a new acronym to add, bolo. or be on the lookout. but it also includes liberal terms such as progressive, occupy, and marijuana. this may prove that the so-called irs scandal may have just been good old fashioned shortcuts. >> the reality is i have covered this story probably eight or ten times, and every single time it is less scandalless and more and more boring especially with the revelation that the manager in the cincinnati office who put out a bolo on tea party and patriots and 9/12 is a self describes conservative. >> michael: i'm going to ask donnie this question, because i know david being as young and hip as he is knows, do you know who yolo means? >> you on the lookout? >> michael: yeah. that's the old one. today john kerry, the bid for john kerry's seat. what do you see happening there? >> massachusetts is a blue state. it is a democratic state. it doesn't like tea party people most of the time. marquee -- markey will be the next senator. that was a bold prediction wasn't it? >> michael: that was really really risky. than
i want to turn now to the irs, david. we have a new acronym to add, bolo. or be on the lookout. but it also includes liberal terms such as progressive, occupy, and marijuana. this may prove that the so-called irs scandal may have just been good old fashioned shortcuts. >> the reality is i have covered this story probably eight or ten times, and every single time it is less scandalless and more and more boring especially with the revelation that the manager in the cincinnati office who put...
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for new irs computers. its president raoul casteel won access to government minority contracts by claiming his business was in a disadvantaged area of washington, d.c. but he hired neighborhood students from expensive catholic university as employees. he got access to another minority contracting program by claiming he was a disabled vet. his wound? an ankle twisted during football at the u.s. military academy prep school 27 years ago. it prompted this reaction from iraq war vet and double amputee congresswoman tammy duck worth. >> i'm so glad that you would be willing to play football in prep school again to protect this great country. shame on you, mr. casteel. shame on you. >> sheparding castillo contract through the close process was greg roseman. as evidence of their closeness, the committee published homophobe bic texting between the two men. roseman is still employed by the irs. >> you can issue a statement by 5:00 today as to how someone who used this lang in their official capacity as a government
for new irs computers. its president raoul casteel won access to government minority contracts by claiming his business was in a disadvantaged area of washington, d.c. but he hired neighborhood students from expensive catholic university as employees. he got access to another minority contracting program by claiming he was a disabled vet. his wound? an ankle twisted during football at the u.s. military academy prep school 27 years ago. it prompted this reaction from iraq war vet and double...
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because there's an agreement between the department of justice and the irs that unless the irs has put a case together and forwarded it we're not going to look at it and i think the 501(c)(4) applicants were taking advantage of that and the irs was feeling intimidated because there was powerful people in this country on both side0s of the aisle behind a problem, behind the 501(c)(4) problem. so i hope that as you're looking at the irs question, part of what you're looking at is whether or not something that, as you and i both know, a plain vanilla prosecution, a false statement case, is something that the fbi should turn away from because the irs has not yet referred it, when it's kind of out in the plain right of day. and i hope that you will consider that question as the irs investigation moves forward. it may not be the kind of question that leads to a charge. it may not be purely investigative. but i think it's an important policy question. and i think at it important for the american people to know that when people are doing something that appears on its face, again, subject to ri
because there's an agreement between the department of justice and the irs that unless the irs has put a case together and forwarded it we're not going to look at it and i think the 501(c)(4) applicants were taking advantage of that and the irs was feeling intimidated because there was powerful people in this country on both side0s of the aisle behind a problem, behind the 501(c)(4) problem. so i hope that as you're looking at the irs question, part of what you're looking at is whether or not...
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when you say irs, a lot of home healthcare and irs, how do are they linked? >> people are concerned about it. irs is the enforcement arm for the affordable care act, obamacare. their job is to enforce and implement portions of the law which we believe is crazy when the irs has shown themselves to be disarray and not having the trust of the american people. we introduced a bill that says the irs can't be the enforce or implement obamacare or affordable care act countries. >> my understanding you have hundred co-sponsors on the bill. are any of them democrats? do you need them and what happens when it hits the senate? >> we hope we can get democratic support in the house. my suspicion if we can get it to floor we will have democrats that will support it on the floor of the house, there is concern in private conversations, there is concerned as we are as the irs being involved in america's healthcare. when it gets senate my suspicion they will listen hopefully to their constituents. what they're screaming loudly is that the last thing we want the irs to do is be
when you say irs, a lot of home healthcare and irs, how do are they linked? >> people are concerned about it. irs is the enforcement arm for the affordable care act, obamacare. their job is to enforce and implement portions of the law which we believe is crazy when the irs has shown themselves to be disarray and not having the trust of the american people. we introduced a bill that says the irs can't be the enforce or implement obamacare or affordable care act countries. >> my...
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so that means the irs could extend the tax benefits in all states but the social security administration easily award benefits in a different fashion. the truth is we don't know what federal benefits will be transferrable because the court didn't address it and the government hasn't figured it out yet. it's one of the many questions for the coming days and weeks. >>> the landmark rulings prompted responses from several politicians on both sides of the aisle. i sat down with nancy pelosi. >> it means a lot. it's about dignity and respect. it's about our country. and it's not just about lgbt community although it focuses on them but it's about the character of america. >> you can see our discussion on friday night. >>> our coverage continues online of the decision on prop 8. you can find more raw video and reaction. check out our website, www.nbcbayarea.com. >>> let's bring in rob mayeda with our changing forecast for the weekend. >> first the humidity slowly starting to come down and temperatures rising to near 90 in morgan hill. santa cruz as well. downtown san jose and the weather watch
so that means the irs could extend the tax benefits in all states but the social security administration easily award benefits in a different fashion. the truth is we don't know what federal benefits will be transferrable because the court didn't address it and the government hasn't figured it out yet. it's one of the many questions for the coming days and weeks. >>> the landmark rulings prompted responses from several politicians on both sides of the aisle. i sat down with nancy...
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or maybe the irs inspector general should explain not disclosing until now that the irs was scrutinizing tax avoiding political groups both on the conservative side and on the liberal side. turns out it wasn't just tea party groups. it was also groups labeled progressive. which means this whole thing is over now. right? maybe this whole thing is over now. i think maybe this thing is over now. what do you think? [ female announcer ] are you sensitive to dairy? then you'll love lactose-free lactaid® it's 100% real milk that's easy to digest so you can fully enjoy the dairy you love. lactaid®. for 25 years, easy to digest. easy to love. >>> great state of texas is not just great as in good, it is great as in ginormous. texas is the size of whole big countries. countries we take seriously like france. texas has a huge population. 26 million and growing. to educate all those texans, texas has three dozen public universities. full four-year schools. they have more than twice that many community colleges. and these ones all belong to the lone star college system. it's part of greater houston.
or maybe the irs inspector general should explain not disclosing until now that the irs was scrutinizing tax avoiding political groups both on the conservative side and on the liberal side. turns out it wasn't just tea party groups. it was also groups labeled progressive. which means this whole thing is over now. right? maybe this whole thing is over now. i think maybe this thing is over now. what do you think? [ female announcer ] are you sensitive to dairy? then you'll love lactose-free...
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irs. if we are not about protecting the rights of american citizens, what are we about as members of congress? to put aside politics here. i urge my colleagues to the to carefully about what we are about to do. you may make a small lyrical gain by passing this resolution, at a north long-term costs, and you will erode the confidence in ,he people in what we are about and there is an institutional commitment all of us need to be concerned about. and i plead with my colleagues to think carefully, why not take some time and have a hearing so we can air this out? i yield back. >> i recognize the gentleman from tennessee. >> i rise to speak in opposition to the amendment in the nature of a substitute. >> the gentleman is recognized. the actions of the chairman in bringing up this resolution, which are entirely appropriate, and i understand they are bringing done under the advice of house counsel and i wish to second their marks by my colleague mr. gowdy. i spent many years as a law year and a j
irs. if we are not about protecting the rights of american citizens, what are we about as members of congress? to put aside politics here. i urge my colleagues to the to carefully about what we are about to do. you may make a small lyrical gain by passing this resolution, at a north long-term costs, and you will erode the confidence in ,he people in what we are about and there is an institutional commitment all of us need to be concerned about. and i plead with my colleagues to think carefully,...
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or maybe the irs inspector general should explain not disclosing until now that the irs was scrutinizing tax avoiding political groups both on the conservative side and on the liberal side. turns out it wasn't just tea party groups. it was also groups labeled progressive. which means this whole thing is over now. right? maybe this whole thing is over now. i think maybe this thing is over now. what do you think? "i'm part of an american success story," "that starts with one of the world's most advanced distribution systems," "and one of the most efficient trucking networks," "with safe, experienced drivers." "we work directly with manufacturers," "eliminating costly markups," "and buy directly from local farmers in every region of the country." "when you see our low prices, remember the wheels turning behind the scenes, delivering for millions of americans, everyday. "dedication: that's the real walmart" i did? when visa signature asked everybody what upgraded experiences really mattered... you suggested luxury car service instead of "strength training with patrick willis." come on todd!
or maybe the irs inspector general should explain not disclosing until now that the irs was scrutinizing tax avoiding political groups both on the conservative side and on the liberal side. turns out it wasn't just tea party groups. it was also groups labeled progressive. which means this whole thing is over now. right? maybe this whole thing is over now. i think maybe this thing is over now. what do you think? "i'm part of an american success story," "that starts with one of the...
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or maybe the irs inspector general should explain not disclosing until now that the irs was scrutinizing tax avoiding political groups both on the conservative side and on the liberal side. turns out it wasn't just tea party groups. it was also groups labeled progressive. which means this whole thing is over now. right? maybe this whole thing is over now. i think maybe this thing is over now. what do you think? [ male announcer ] this is kevin. to prove to you that aleve is the better choice for him, he's agreed to give it up. that's today? [ male announcer ] we'll be with him all day as he goes back to taking tylenol. i was okay, but after lunch my knee started to hurt again. and now i've got to take more pills. ♪ yup. another pill stop. can i get my aleve back yet? ♪ for my pain, i want my aleve. ♪ [ male announcer ] look for the easy-open red arthritis cap. i did? when visa signature asked everybody what upgraded experiences really mattered... you suggested luxury car service instead of "strength training with patrick willis." come on todd! flap them chicken wings. [ grunts ] we
or maybe the irs inspector general should explain not disclosing until now that the irs was scrutinizing tax avoiding political groups both on the conservative side and on the liberal side. turns out it wasn't just tea party groups. it was also groups labeled progressive. which means this whole thing is over now. right? maybe this whole thing is over now. i think maybe this thing is over now. what do you think? [ male announcer ] this is kevin. to prove to you that aleve is the better choice...
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that the rot extended throughout the irs. we know that two irs employees went to whistle -- two whistle blowers went to members of congress and said look, the irs is giving tax id numbers to people who are filing fraudulent tax claims and sending them tax refunds. >> clayton: to the tune of $46 million. these refunds have gone out to over 23,000 unauthorized aliens and especially one atlanta address. one atlanta address 23. that's a busy house. >> alisyn: 23,000 people have dlamed one address that is a full house. >> tucker: morguetown, nowrg the irs sent tax refunds to 6400 people at a single address in morganton, north carolina. that means 38% of the residents in that town live in one building. are unbelievable. >> alisyn: suggest there is fraud that the irs is either willfully overlooking or just incompetently overlooking and that they are letting money to the tune of $46 million go out the door. >> tucker: to illegal aliens. people not authorized to work in this country. maybe authorized to be here but don't have the corr
that the rot extended throughout the irs. we know that two irs employees went to whistle -- two whistle blowers went to members of congress and said look, the irs is giving tax id numbers to people who are filing fraudulent tax claims and sending them tax refunds. >> clayton: to the tune of $46 million. these refunds have gone out to over 23,000 unauthorized aliens and especially one atlanta address. one atlanta address 23. that's a busy house. >> alisyn: 23,000 people have dlamed...
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. >> 7:30 in the morning there are about 6 or 7 fbi or irs national marine fishery service customs. there are about 13 of them on my deck with guns. >> that was just the beginning. >> sentenced to? >> 28 years and one month. >> any trouble with the law before this? >> the wos thing i had was a speeding ticket. >> he served 6 years in jail. >> what happened to your business? >> i went broke. >> and your family? >> they went broke also. my kids went back home with their mother and that's the story. >> i assume these attorneys general and states attorneys they are not evil people they are ambitious want to make a name for themselves but they don't want to hurt people who didn't really do nasty things. >> there are a lot of fanatics. other prosecutors notice eliot spitzer one high office by racking up impressive conviction records. >> all of these regulations they will comb the books and find something. >> this can happen to you. they can take any law they think you broke and take you to trial. whether you win or lose you lose. by the time you are done fighting it you are broke. >> i he
. >> 7:30 in the morning there are about 6 or 7 fbi or irs national marine fishery service customs. there are about 13 of them on my deck with guns. >> that was just the beginning. >> sentenced to? >> 28 years and one month. >> any trouble with the law before this? >> the wos thing i had was a speeding ticket. >> he served 6 years in jail. >> what happened to your business? >> i went broke. >> and your family? >> they went broke...
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. >> the temporary irs chief has issued his first report on the targeting of conservative groups. new information coming in. let's go to dana bash. what are you learning? >> we're learning something that was not in this report but we're getting from sources on capitol hill. that is it turns out that the irs was targeting liberal groups using the term progressive, in addition to targeting conservative groups using the term tea party and others. this is a very big development with regard to the irs controversy because of course we have seen hearings and investigations for months now looking into why conservative groups were targeted and that was also explained in an inspector general report. so a question now is why did the inspector general of the irs not also alert the public, alert congress, alert everybody to the fact that progressives, liberals were also targeted. when i say targeted, i mean they used these terms in order to sift through applications for tax-embryonic stem ce tax-exempt status. >> was that done by the same bunch of irs employees in cincinnati or elsewhere? >> w
. >> the temporary irs chief has issued his first report on the targeting of conservative groups. new information coming in. let's go to dana bash. what are you learning? >> we're learning something that was not in this report but we're getting from sources on capitol hill. that is it turns out that the irs was targeting liberal groups using the term progressive, in addition to targeting conservative groups using the term tea party and others. this is a very big development with...
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like the irs scandal. as i point out in that article, but if you do the google and check in the local media, there is a lot of stories being written about the impact of the sequester, but it is not really filtering into the national conversation. as far as i can tell, we are on the sequester from here on out. for months to come. i don't see anything changing a simpson. host: the potential to change it. what is going to happen? guest: i have my crystal ball here. it means they will have a bigger deal. my guess is, you see the finance committee putting out papers saying that, you know, your tax break, which i think of a precursor to perhaps getting some sort of tax reform, as part of a deal on entitlement reform, which hopefully will get us a bigger budget to deal. the problem here is what policymakers at the beginning of the year is a raise taxes, and they cut spending, discretionary spending, the one place you should not be cutting spending. they ignored long-term tax reform and ignored more importantly lo
like the irs scandal. as i point out in that article, but if you do the google and check in the local media, there is a lot of stories being written about the impact of the sequester, but it is not really filtering into the national conversation. as far as i can tell, we are on the sequester from here on out. for months to come. i don't see anything changing a simpson. host: the potential to change it. what is going to happen? guest: i have my crystal ball here. it means they will have a bigger...
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we've learned other political interests were flagged for special scrutiny by the irs. and those groups include liberal groups who helped elect the president to a second term. dana bash is on capitol hill to tell us more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, carol. there are a lot of democrats saying i told you so here on capitol hill and probably over at the white house, as well. the i told you so is them saying that these groups -- no groups were targeted for any political reason. there was no political motivation here. delivered to capitol hill yesterday, that showed that there were what's called be on the lookout memos, memos within the irs to screeners looking at applications for tax exempt status that had terms to sift through and screen specifically liberal groups. let me show you some of the terms that we saw in this bolo. progressive, medical marijuana, occupied territory advocacy. now, democratic congressman sandra levin, the top democrat on the house ways and means committee is really, really upset. he send out a blistering statement about the inspector g
we've learned other political interests were flagged for special scrutiny by the irs. and those groups include liberal groups who helped elect the president to a second term. dana bash is on capitol hill to tell us more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, carol. there are a lot of democrats saying i told you so here on capitol hill and probably over at the white house, as well. the i told you so is them saying that these groups -- no groups were targeted for any political reason....
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targeted bynot been the irs. i did not think anything that we do about our mission of education and occasionally taking stances that are largely dewpoint -- largely in line with our generation's dewpoint would raise flags. we follow laws that are consistent with being a 501 (c)3. host: as a group that focuses on the concerns of young people, do you find that you are generally associated with liberal causes and liberal agenda as? guest: that is a great question. i would like to say we are a pro-generational organization. if you look at where our generation stands, there are a couple of trends. no generation is monolithic. there are exceptions to every rule. there is a wide degree of diversity of opinion among and 80 million strong generation. when it comes to issues of equality, that is seen as a way of life, not even a political belief. when it comes to marriage equality or equal rights and treatment in the workplace or paid with gender and wages, that is a no-brainer in something that is seen as an apparent the
targeted bynot been the irs. i did not think anything that we do about our mission of education and occasionally taking stances that are largely dewpoint -- largely in line with our generation's dewpoint would raise flags. we follow laws that are consistent with being a 501 (c)3. host: as a group that focuses on the concerns of young people, do you find that you are generally associated with liberal causes and liberal agenda as? guest: that is a great question. i would like to say we are a...
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i had violated no irs rules. i've violated no irs relations. and then she authenticated a document. all of this after she info to her right to remain silent, nine separate factual assertions in the authenticating of a document after, with advice to counsel, with the advice of counsel sitting right behind her. she testified to nine separate assertions, and then authenticated a document. mr. chairman, the case law to me is clear. hat is not the way the fifth amendment works. you do not get to tell your side of the story and then avoid the very process that we have in this system for eliciting the truth, which is cross examination. why do we have a confrontation clause? to my colleagues on the other side? the cross examination is the best tactic for eliciting the truth. every witness has to sit on the tand, and they have to weigh in balance, what are the benefits of saying nothing, which is my right, or what are the benefits of getting my side of the story out? that is what you have to balance, saying nothing versus telling her side of the story. esther chairman, there's no contemplati
i had violated no irs rules. i've violated no irs relations. and then she authenticated a document. all of this after she info to her right to remain silent, nine separate factual assertions in the authenticating of a document after, with advice to counsel, with the advice of counsel sitting right behind her. she testified to nine separate assertions, and then authenticated a document. mr. chairman, the case law to me is clear. hat is not the way the fifth amendment works. you do not get to...
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. >>> irs in hot water. what if we told you they sent $46 million in tax refunds to unauthorized aliens at the same address. >> and he told nancy pelosi to comply with her duties as a public servant and as a catholic. that outspoken priest will be here in a minute to tell us why he's calling out the former house speaking. that's coming up. [ male announcer ] we've been conditioned to accept less and less in the name of style and sophistication. but to us, less isn't more. more is more. abundant space, available leading-edge technology, impeccable design, and more than you've come to expect from a luxury vehicle. the lexus es350 and epa-estimated 40 mpg es hybrid. this is the pursuit of perfection. and epa-estimated 40 mpg es hybrid. spokesman i have to look my so bbest on camera.sing whether i'm telling people about how they could save money on car insurance with geico... yeah, a little bit more of the lime green love yeah... or letting them know they can reach geico 24/7 using the latest technology. go on,
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the irs said well, we can't recognize your marriage, so you owe us $300,000, and that's how the case got to the supreme court, so it's a direct win for her. in terms of the federal government now, we have to rework all their regulations. what this means if a couple gets married in massachusetts where same-sex marriage is legal or any other 12 states or here in the district of columbia, those marriages were recognized by the state but not the federal government. we know of cases where gay service members would deplay to iraq and afghanistan and get killed on active duty, and their survivor would not be entitled to federal survivor benefits, and the military would not even tell them their spouse had died because they did not consider them next of kin. social security benefits and tax recognition by the irs, and veterans benefits, and all of those federal benefits were not available to legally married same-sex couples, and now they are, so it will take the federal government a while to rework the regulations and make things a reality, and beyond this, the practical recognition, it's the
the irs said well, we can't recognize your marriage, so you owe us $300,000, and that's how the case got to the supreme court, so it's a direct win for her. in terms of the federal government now, we have to rework all their regulations. what this means if a couple gets married in massachusetts where same-sex marriage is legal or any other 12 states or here in the district of columbia, those marriages were recognized by the state but not the federal government. we know of cases where gay...
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like the irs scandal. as i point out in that article, but if you do the google and check in the local media, there is a lot of stories being written about the impact of the sequester, but it is not really filtering into the national conversation. as far as i can tell, we are on the sequester from here on out. for months to come. i don't see anything changing a simpson. changehe potential to it. what is going to happen? guest: i have my crystal ball here. it means they will have a bigger deal. my guess is, you see the finance committee putting out papers , your taxt, you know break, which i think of a precursor to perhaps getting some sort of tax reform, as part reform,l on entitlement which hopefully will get us a bigger budget to deal. the problem here is what policymakers at the beginning of the year is a raise taxes, and they cut spending, discretionary spending, the one place you should not be cutting spending. they ignored long-term tax reform and ignored more importantly long-term entitlement reform,
like the irs scandal. as i point out in that article, but if you do the google and check in the local media, there is a lot of stories being written about the impact of the sequester, but it is not really filtering into the national conversation. as far as i can tell, we are on the sequester from here on out. for months to come. i don't see anything changing a simpson. changehe potential to it. what is going to happen? guest: i have my crystal ball here. it means they will have a bigger deal....
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. >> the irs facing new trouble this morning. the agency's inspector general found poor management allowed workers to use agency credit cards for wine, romance novels, diet pills and baby clothes. one worker reported five credit card lost or stolen. the investigation revealed the vast majority of credit card purchases were legitimate. >> the same investigation found that the irs sent nearly 24,000 tax refunds to a single address in atlanta. the payout total more than $46 million. the refund went to workers who were ineligible for social security numbers and would apply for alternative individual tax numbers. the irs said it has now tightened up on that program. >> dramatic efforts to block restrictive new abortion law in texas have failed. republicans, celebrated early this morning after a very long day in the texas state house. democratic state senator, wendy davis tried to filibuster the law as she took the floor for the senate, shortly after 11:00 yesterday morning and remained there for 13 hours. >> member, i'm rising on the
. >> the irs facing new trouble this morning. the agency's inspector general found poor management allowed workers to use agency credit cards for wine, romance novels, diet pills and baby clothes. one worker reported five credit card lost or stolen. the investigation revealed the vast majority of credit card purchases were legitimate. >> the same investigation found that the irs sent nearly 24,000 tax refunds to a single address in atlanta. the payout total more than $46 million....
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i believe that the irs and what is going on -- let's just lead with facts. let's not leave with the politics of this. let's simply, and what i have made a commitment to, is less star the facts. they believe in a truth. they want to see what happened. let's see who works harder. it is amazing to me that the group started working party, conservative, religious groups that were targeted. even in your headlines, progressives, you can say they were on there, but they were never treated with the same scrutiny that these other groups were. why? when it came up, there were no answers given. now we are asking the question again because now to coming out more. let's deal with the facts. let's have the investigation, let's go through this process so the american people can can be assured that an agency of the american government is not taking a look at them and arbitrarily targeting. meeting withd-door eric holder about his testimony before the committee. what we be talking to him about? guest: discussing his testimony. host: what about it? guest: the contradictions an
i believe that the irs and what is going on -- let's just lead with facts. let's not leave with the politics of this. let's simply, and what i have made a commitment to, is less star the facts. they believe in a truth. they want to see what happened. let's see who works harder. it is amazing to me that the group started working party, conservative, religious groups that were targeted. even in your headlines, progressives, you can say they were on there, but they were never treated with the same...
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the committee wants to question her about the irs singling out tea party groups. >>> it's been nearly a week since edward snowden arrived at moscow's airport. he's been held at the transit zone. that's d, e and f. fst a no-man's land for man with no passport, visa and increasingly fewer options. jim, what happened on today's flight for havana. was he on it is the question? >> reporter: the big answer is no. once again he was not on today's cuban airway's flight. that's almost becoming old news. what's interesting is how the coverage changed in barely a week's time. last monday dozens of journalists were on the flight wasting a lot of time and money. then it became dozens waiting for him in the transit zone. today there were a few journalists and they were waiting on the russian side of the airport. also we noticed the tweet volume has decreased substantially from practically one every second to just several today. you get the impression it's now sinking into the media that snowden is really stuck here in moscow. he has no valid documents so why even bother covering this daily flight t
the committee wants to question her about the irs singling out tea party groups. >>> it's been nearly a week since edward snowden arrived at moscow's airport. he's been held at the transit zone. that's d, e and f. fst a no-man's land for man with no passport, visa and increasingly fewer options. jim, what happened on today's flight for havana. was he on it is the question? >> reporter: the big answer is no. once again he was not on today's cuban airway's flight. that's almost...
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controversy scandals, whatever anyone wants to call them, of the last few weeks, whether it be the irs or the nsa story, as important as they are, are not going to be permanent blemishes on his presidency. he is much more likely to be judged on the key the big issues, plus some others that you mentioned, so the big issue for 2013 is immigration reform. and if that ends up getting blocked in the house, i think it will get to the senate as many people believe, but it blocked in the house, that would take away from the president, a major accomplishment for his legacy. but what makes the politics or interesting, it would also make it extremely hard for republicans to win the next presidential election. they might do well in 2014, but they have to do better than 29% of the latino vote, which is what mitt romney got in 2012. if they cannot improve on that, and they will not be able to improve on that if they don't get the immigration bill through, it is and be very, very rough sailing for the republican party. many republicans know this. this is why so many republicans are in favor of immigr
controversy scandals, whatever anyone wants to call them, of the last few weeks, whether it be the irs or the nsa story, as important as they are, are not going to be permanent blemishes on his presidency. he is much more likely to be judged on the key the big issues, plus some others that you mentioned, so the big issue for 2013 is immigration reform. and if that ends up getting blocked in the house, i think it will get to the senate as many people believe, but it blocked in the house, that...
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this came up as congress continued to look at the irs, this man got an irs contract and it was an emotional moment because tammy duckworth also talked about the phantom pain she experiences as an amputee. it was riveting and it got a lot of attention. >> all right. thank you, kelly o'donnell. i'm sure there was a memorable moment. >> it's an afternoon he's never going to forget. no question about it. coming up, new developments on the american ceo, remember him, held captive in china. savannah talked to him yesterday. how did he finally win his freedom overnight? we're live in beijing. >> does your gps guide you the wrong way? a mom's horror story. she ended up in death valley. first this is "today" on nbc. crystal geyser is always bottled at the mountain source. crystal geyser. crystal geyser. crystal geyser. then we deliver it directly to you. >>> coming up, new details in the murder case against nfl star aaron hernandez and the victim's telling final text. >> and then there is new hope on the horizon perhaps for the 36 million americans who suffer from migraines. the latest on the resear
this came up as congress continued to look at the irs, this man got an irs contract and it was an emotional moment because tammy duckworth also talked about the phantom pain she experiences as an amputee. it was riveting and it got a lot of attention. >> all right. thank you, kelly o'donnell. i'm sure there was a memorable moment. >> it's an afternoon he's never going to forget. no question about it. coming up, new developments on the american ceo, remember him, held captive in...
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. >>> now, to the widening irs scandal. newly released documents show liberal groups were targeted for higher scrutiny and conservative organizations. and those documents appear to back up the irs claim that the practice to single out groups was not politically motivated. the acting irs commissioner also revealed the lists created to flag certain groups were still being used until just two weeks ago. >>> the sweeping immigration bill offering a path to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants is a step closer to reality. part of the historic bipartisan passed a hurdle in the senate with 67 votes. it would provide nearly $40 billion to border security over the next decade. the complete bill could get senate approval before the july fourth recess but faces a tough fight in the house. >>> all right. there's an urgent mystery this morning over the whereabouts of edward snowden. >> sources tell abc news there is growing consensus within top circles that snowden is in a position to deal a bloel to u.s. national securit
. >>> now, to the widening irs scandal. newly released documents show liberal groups were targeted for higher scrutiny and conservative organizations. and those documents appear to back up the irs claim that the practice to single out groups was not politically motivated. the acting irs commissioner also revealed the lists created to flag certain groups were still being used until just two weeks ago. >>> the sweeping immigration bill offering a path to citizenship for millions...
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we are in the middle of a huge crisis in the country, with the irs using it for political purposes. a few years back the missouri fusions center was targeting people for their political beliefs, people with different bumper stickers on their car were said to be targeted by the fusion centers. there was a concern that allowing your money to be used to purchase drones without an awareness of what the rules are is disconcerting. that are some who believe once you get outside your house, there is no privacy, but i tend to disagree. we have the fbi director saying the drums are being used and he was unaware of any forthcoming specific policies, so these are not simply passing concerns. i am also concerned about where these grants are going. some grants are being used to pay office rent. some are using the being used to appease a 0% progress towards goals. david, would you have any comment on how, exactly, we would go about having better oversight? >> absolutely. last year we issued a report looking at that -- that aspect of grant programs, looking at the four largest, we identified the c
we are in the middle of a huge crisis in the country, with the irs using it for political purposes. a few years back the missouri fusions center was targeting people for their political beliefs, people with different bumper stickers on their car were said to be targeted by the fusion centers. there was a concern that allowing your money to be used to purchase drones without an awareness of what the rules are is disconcerting. that are some who believe once you get outside your house, there is...
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portraits. >> she was so lucky to get the portrait. [ laughter ] >> and did the research and there won't be irs showing up on my doorstep. >> and there are lot of artists in that era. but my son paints them. >> how old? >> he is 11. >> they are painted by number? >> you think i paint them myself? >> if you want to order one, go to your website. rick was helping you painted a little bit. >> we're talking about how humid and sticky it is. you think it's humid out here. what do you think 119 in phoenix. unbearable. >> you wanted to go to phoenix, take a look at temperature maps when you are waking up. 92 and i'm saying not that bad but across the eastern seaboard it is hot and humid and very humid. more rain over the next few days. where you see yellow, orange and red about two to six inches of rain between now and tuesday. that six inches will be where they get isolated heavy downpours. we have one of wettest junes on record and more rain and more flooding over the next couple of days. you see the satellite radar picture, a stalled out front. we have humid conditions and to the west of it is not
portraits. >> she was so lucky to get the portrait. [ laughter ] >> and did the research and there won't be irs showing up on my doorstep. >> and there are lot of artists in that era. but my son paints them. >> how old? >> he is 11. >> they are painted by number? >> you think i paint them myself? >> if you want to order one, go to your website. rick was helping you painted a little bit. >> we're talking about how humid and sticky it is. you...